Company:
Mardens
Location: Winslow
Closing Date: 31/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Description
IT Director Job Description
Required skills and qualifications
IT Director Job Description
- Planning and implementation: Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing systems.
- Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware.
- Analyze current systems and assets, recommend and implement solutions and upgrades, and provide training
- Oversee and direct IT Staff in performing business-critical IT tasks, systems maintenance and training; and tracking of various hardware and software programs.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies, hardware, and software.
- Security: Ensure the security of the system, including risk assessments, security audits, and disaster recovery planning
- Analyze departmental needs, identify vulnerabilities, and boost productivity, efficiency, and accuracy to inform business decisions
- Ensure network components work together seamlessly to meet business needs, using their full range of capabilities, and stay informed about new features and competitor solutions
- Analyze processes, technologies, and vendors continually to find areas for improvement
- Prepare cost-benefit analyses when upgrades are necessary, and monitor vendors to ensure that they're offering the best-possible service and value for business needs
- Oversee the IT Department's training of employees to use software and hardware; troubleshoot issues and provide technical support when needed
- Develop and execute disaster planning and maintain data backups
Required skills and qualifications
- Five or more years of experience in IT management
- Deep knowledge of programming languages and operating systems (ex: Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory), current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, and systems performance monitoring
- Expertise in implementing, configuring, and testing IT solutions
- Strong creative and analytical thinking
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and able to adapt to ambiguity, change and deadline pressure.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in information technology or computer science
- Professional certification
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